In May Ukraine’s crude steel output totaled 3.009 million tons, up by 0.5% or 14,000 tons as compared to April. In addition, Ukrainian output of pig iron in the given month increased by 0.5% to 2.426 million tons as compared to April.In the January to May period of the current year Ukrainian crude steel production…

According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in May the average daily output of steel from Ukrainian metallurgical companies declined to the levels seen in February.In May Ukraine’s average daily output of pig iron decreased by 2.6% compared to April to 87,300 tons, production of crude steel declined by 3% MoM to 97,300…

In the first 5 months of the current year the Ukrainian metallurgical company Dneprospetsstal (DSS) posted an 18% YoY increase in its crude steel production to 176,000 tons. The company’s output of finished steel in the same period went up by 19% compared to January to May 2010 rising to 113,000 tons.Dneprospetsstal’s activities cover the…

In the January to May period of the current year the crude steel production of the Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal increased by 18% YoY reaching 1.597 million tons.In the given period Zaporizhstal saw an 8% increase in its pig iron production to 1.226 million tons and a 17% increase in its finished steel production to 1.317…

Khartsyzsk Pipe Works decreased its large diameter pipe output by 32% MoM in May to 37 kilo tons. However, during 5 months the plant demonstrated a 159% YoY improvement in operating results due to the low comparison base having manufactured 247 kilo tons of pipes.Phoenix Capital analyst said “May marks the first month this year…

In the January to May period of the current year the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, еру Ukrainian subsidiary of еру global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 2.308 million tons, down by 11% YoY.In addition, in the first 5 months of the year, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 9% decrease YoY in its finished…

The Severniy Mining and Processing Works (SGOK) produced 950 kilo tons of pellets in May, up by 8% MoM compared to April. Total YTD production volume declined by 3% to 5.9 MT. The company finished its scheduled repairs at one of its pelletizers and currently operates all four of its pelletizing machines.Phoenix Capital analysts said,…

Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and steel group of companies, keeps on expanding its distribution network within client-oriented sales policy. Metinvest SMC has opened a new metal center in Mariupol. Planned volumes of sales for 2011 will amount to about 50 thousand tons.SMC in Mariupol is located in the neighborhood of Metinvest mills and…

In January to April Ukrainian metallurgical companies increased their exports by 4.5% compared to the same period of last year to 8.356 million tons.In particular, Ukrainian exports of semi-finished steel products increased by 0.9% to 3.733 million tons, its exports of flat rolled steel increased by 18% to 2.686 million tons and its exports of…

According to statistics, Ukraine produced 917,100 tons of steel pipes in the first 5 months of this year, up by 16% YoY.However, the country’s steel pipe output in May dropped by 5% from a month earlier to 176,700 tons. Meanwhile, Ukraine produced 1.754 million tons of steel pipes in 2010, up by 10.7% YoY. (Yieh.com)

According to the results of the tender, Ukrainian state run energy company Kyivenergo, which provides the Ukrainian capital Kiev with its electricity and heating needs, will purchase 852.5 tons of steel pipes worth a total of UAH 8.567 million from Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe. The contract in question was signed on…

According to the preliminary data, Ukraine’s crude steel production in the first 5 months of this year reached 14.691 million tons, up by 5.8% on the corresponding period of last year.In addition, Ukrainian output of finished steel in the given period rose by 9.2% to 13.028 million tons while production of cast iron went up…

Ukrainian steelmaker Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel group Metinvest, has completed capital repairs of its agglomerating machine No 4 and started recommissioning works.The repair works included the modernization of the agglomerating machine’s furnace and the switch to an automatic control system. The capital repair of agglomerating machine No…

Metinvest, a vertically integrated group of metals and mining companies, will commence sales of products from Moldavian Steel Works (MMZ).Nearly 33,000 tons of products will be shipped for Metinvest during the first month of production. Long rolled steel will be sold in Ukrainian market through the retail network of service metal centers of Metinvest SMC,…

According to the Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works’s CEO, the mill should gradually increase its monthly crude steel output from 300,000 tons presently to 420,000 tons by September 11th implying full utilization. He also mentioned that the increase would not involve the re-commissioning of inefficient OHFs, which were shut down in November 2010.Millennium Capital analyst…

Interpipe, the leading Ukrainian producer of steel pipes, will supply steel pipes worth a total of UAH 27.324 million up to 2012 to the state holding company Rovenkiantracit. Interpipe won the tender in question, signing an agreement on May 13th 2011.Rovenkiantracit controls several mines which produce power generating coal, as well as a number of…

In January to April the Ukrainian pipe producer Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, exported 192,000 tons of steel pipes to Russia, 2.5 times more than in the same period last year.In January to April KhPW had produced 210,000 tons of steel pipes, 194% higher than…

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works plans to close outdated, energy inefficient open-hearth furnaces in May.Steel production capacity will decrease by 1.3-5.5 MT per year, with two converters left. Additionally, Azovstal gained approval at the end of April to produce rails from converter steel from its biggest rails customer, Ukrzaliznytsia.Until recently OHF steel was used. Azovstal…

In April Ukraine’s crude steel output totaled 2.995 million tons, 3% or 94,000 tons lower as compared to March.In the January to April period Ukrainian crude steel production reached 11.631 million tons, marking an increase of 5.8% YoY. (SteelOrbis)

Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih reduced output of crude steel by 10.2% YoY to 1.83 million tons in January through April down from 2.04 million tons produced a year ago.AMKR also reduced output of rolled steel by 9.8% YoY to 1.6 million tons, while production of pig iron dropped by 12.1% YoY to 1.57…